Discrimination that Travels: How Ethnicity Affects Party Identification for Southeast Asian Immigrants

Objectives. The critical importance of party identification as a determinant of vote choice is well documented. Given the increasing diversity of the population in the United States, it is critical that we understand the process of socialization into the political system for immigrant groups. It is...

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Published in:Social science quarterly 2006-12, Vol.87 (5), p.1158-1170
Main Authors: See Lim, P., Barry-Goodman, Colleen, Branham, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Americans
Asian people
Citizens
Difference
Discrimination
Economic discrimination
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Generations
Group analysis
Hispanics
Immigrants
Immigration
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Noncitizens
Partisanship
Party identification
Political behavior
Political parties
Political partisanship
Political representation
Political Systems
Politics
Social discrimination
Socialization
Travel
U.S.A
United States of America
Voting Behavior
Voting behaviour
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Summary:Objectives. The critical importance of party identification as a determinant of vote choice is well documented. Given the increasing diversity of the population in the United States, it is critical that we understand the process of socialization into the political system for immigrant groups. It is especially important that we should be able to distinguish differences in socialization within a group. Methods. Using a framework developed by Cain, Kiewiet, and Uhlaner (1991), we use newly available data to test their assertions about the development of party identification in Asian-American immigrants. Results. Looking at a sample of foreign-born Asian Americans, we find that critical differences can exist within groups. Conclusions. The differences within groups have an important effect on the development of party identification for those immigrants.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00421.x